{"id":1401,"date":"2025-04-10T19:20:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T19:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/atlanta\/?p=1401"},"modified":"2025-06-09T19:28:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T19:28:59","slug":"recap-welding-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/atlanta\/2025\/04\/10\/recap-welding-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: WELDING COMPETITION"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1401\" class=\"elementor elementor-1401\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c7d731 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c7d731\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35ce26d\" data-id=\"35ce26d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-884837d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"884837d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Date of Event:<\/strong> 04\/10\/2025<\/p><p><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>MECHANICAL TRADES INSTITUTE ATLANTA GA.<\/p><p><strong>Number of Attendees:<\/strong> 38<\/p><p><strong>Presenter\/Notable Guest(s):\u00a0<\/strong>INSTRUCTOR JOE WALDRUP<\/p><p><strong>Event Summary:\u00a0<\/strong>On April 10, Mechanical Trade Institute local 72 training center in Atlanta hosted a welding competition coordinated by instructor JOE WALDRUP. The competition consisted of 3 categories: written test, torch cutting, and welding assembly to print. Several local industry companies donated all the prizes and helped make the event a success. The AWS ATLANTA section supported the event with competition planning assistance, speaking with students\/competitors and provided judges for the competition. Participants were from 3 private schools GA. TRADE, FORTIS TECH., LINCOLN TECH. 4 public schools SOUTHERN CRESENT TECH., NORTH GA. TECH., LANIER TECH (DAWSON CAMPUS) and ALBANY TECH. 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